Editorial Office, Journal of Internal Medicine, New Zealand
Editorial
Prostate Cancer and Environmental Exposure to Trace Elements in Different Ethnic Groups
Author(s): Isla Harper*
In the Wellington region of New Zealand, a stratified random sample of men were taken from a larger community prostate study group of 1405 eligible subjects from three ethnic groups in order to examine ethnic differences in cadmium, selenium, and zinc exposure, as well as possible associations of blood levels of Cd, Se, and Zn with the prevalence of elevated serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), a marker of prostate cancer. Diet, profession, and smoking were found to expose Maori and Pacific Island males to more Cd than New Zealand European men. However, there was no significant difference in mean blood Cd levels between ethnic groups. Men from the Pacific Islands exhibited much higher amounts of Se in their blood than both European and Maori men from New Zealand. Maori men exhibited much higher blood Zn levels than New Zealand European men and men from the Pacific Islands. Blood Cd .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1840-4529.22.14.341
